... may very well be affecting the C6 spinal nerves. You can find where these nerves leave by looking up "C6" and "dermatome", but the short of it is that they go to your triceps and your thumbs. ... (5 replies)
... like a disc herniation, arthritic bone spurs, etc. ... (3 replies)
... Hi to all.... will try to make this as short as possible. I am 55 yr old female with history of DDD including bone spurs/ disc protrusions. I have had no spinal surgeries as of yet. My first MRI was in 2010 which I had due to severe radiculopathy in left arm. Most of my findings in that test were mild to moderate so I had physical therapy (made me worse) then an epidural C6 C7... (5 replies)
... Between the C5 and C6 vertebrae, something is impinging on the spinal canal. ... (6 replies)
... Between the C5 and C6 vertebrae, something is impinging on the spinal canal. ... (6 replies)
... complaints of hand pain, knee pain, lumbar and cervical pain. Doc ordered x rays. Hands fine, rt knee mild arthritis, lumbar showed minor issues, cervical showed c5 c6 disc space narrowing, hypertrophic ridging. No biggie, right? ... (0 replies)
... where the right C6 nerve leaves the cord and heads down toward your hand. You may have a variety of symptoms from your neck down to your thumb. ... (1 replies)
... Hi WebDozer,
I know worrying does not solve anything...but its really not something I can take out of my mind....Although I have no major pain, my arm weakness really gave me a huge scare...especially at my age.... really makes me sick to the stomach to think of my future....I just hope my symtoms are casued by the muscle spasm (which casue the reverse lordosis) and that... (3 replies)
... No point in worrying about it, right now, although you might want to cut out the extreme yoga and the rugby for a while. Disk degeneration and bone spurs are so common as to be "normal" once people get to a certain age, although you're still a little young for that. ... (3 replies)
... "Subarachnoid space" is usually used in the context of the brain, but it can also refer to the hollow running down the spinal column, which contains the thecal membrane, within that the spinal fluid and within that the spinal cord.
Your report looks pretty innocuous. You have osteophytes (bone spurs) growing off the C5 and C6 vertebrae just above and below the C5-6 disk.... (4 replies)
... that all this has happened to you so young. Things like bone spurs need time to develop. ... (16 replies)
... first off i want to thank everyone for reading this. i have wreslted my whole life since second grade, i am now a senior in college, and during my jr year of college i noticed my neck was giving me unreal amounts of pain and weakness. long story short i got a mri. the mri showed bone spurs in my neck, arthritis, degenerative disk disease, and herniated at levels c5/c6 c6/c7. i... (16 replies)
... I've been doing that too. Don't know if it's such a good idea because I get spooked but it's always good to know what they are doing to you I guess.
Did you ask the surgeon's office to see the notes or the hospital? I think it's interesting to read stuff like that.
Also, what sort of questions should one ask right before surgery? (25 replies)
... e able to observe any surgeries. My visual was on the internet. That was close enough for me. I don't know if they sawed or ground anything in my neck. I was bone on bone so they opened up the space. Not sure how they took off the bone spurs. ... (25 replies)
... I am home recovering as of yesterday. Surgery went ok but did have some minor complications with swelling of my neck and esophagus day after which kept me in the hospital a couple extra days. After surgery I no longer have the temporary paralyzes, pain, dizziness, numbness or headaches. I guess it's safe to say it was a success but I still have four weeks of recovery before... (4 replies)
... I have cervical stenosis caused by bone overgrowth, ligament thickening, and disc herniations and I also get numbness in my face now and then. ... (5 replies)
... bone spurs in my left shoulder but yet the worst was coming from the cervical. ... (17 replies)
... problems just SLOWLY escalate. If you make 2 vertebrae not move, then the others around it grate on it and you get arthritis and more pain and more problems with bone spurs causing more nerve compression. So for your husband, he is older and so the escalating problems will go on for just so many years. ... (11 replies)
... Ive had neck and shoulder pain for easily 15 years now! The last 6 months the pain has been constant and after a ct scan Ive been put on the waiting list for surgery!(because of bulging disc and bone spurs) But the last week my pain has become a bit more bearable! Some days better than others! Nights are not good! Im wondering if I cancel my surgery because my disc is healing... (7 replies)
... starting at about C6. So any compression from C6 up on those arteries may be causing your facial problems. ... (9 replies)
